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Mannheim (1-1, two points) opened the tournament with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Canadians and would’ve clinched first in the conference with a victory over the Swiss club.

Davos (1-1, two points) dropped a 5-0 decision to Canada on Thursday which relegated it to the quarter-final round regardless of the outcome against Mannheim.

HC Vitkovice Steel defeated Fribourg Gotteron 2-1 on Friday to finish atop the other group with four points and receive a bye to the semi-final round.

On Saturday, Mannheim will face Fribourg Gotteron in one quarter-final game while Davos will take on Salavat Yulaev UFA in the other. The winners will advance to the semi-final round Sunday against Canada and HC Vitkovice Steel.

The semi-final victors will battle for the tournament championship Monday.